The answer to all questions of this nature is "Yes, absolutely…if you can get away with it.". Think of war like any tool of trade or politics, and you'll understand how and why nations go to war. It's not the most honorable thing, but it's more or less how it goes.
Hell, the West intentionally destabilized the entire middle east just to preserve the value of the petrodollar(something extremely important for trade and a corner-stone of the USA's hegemony over the globe)
>>98855
This, this and precisely this. Also, nuking China would tank the US's market so until the US can flip around to being a primary exporter again it's probably not ideal to outright nuke China. That said, it gives the US massive power when it comes to embargoes and sanctions.
>>98867
>subtle Israel reference
Oy vey!